Written question asked by Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 18 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 July 2025. It was answered by Lilian Greenwood (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 July 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Tractors and Trailers: Speed Limits
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that tractor and trailer drivers comply with legal speed limits on public roads.
- Answer
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Local authorities are asked to have regard to the Department’s guidance Setting Local Speed Limits, designed to make sure that speed limits are appropriately and consistently set while allowing for flexibility to deal with local circumstances, but the final decision is for the traffic authority, working with the police who would carry out any enforcement.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 69154
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Speed limits Trailers Tractors
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- 2025-09-06 00:06:59 +0100
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